Deflector



C. FUWLER.

DEFLECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED 0016. I9I9.

??zIt-ented May 4, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 M m. m T. fm m e u n@ .IL w E S I W MW rf/ CHARLESFOWLER. OF WllTSEKA,- ILLINOIS.

DEFLECT OR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1920.

Application led October 6, 1919. Serial No, 328,6.:1u.

To NZZ wlw/n, it may concern;

Bc it known that l, CHARLES FoWLEn,"a citizen ot' the United States,residing at lllatseka, in the county ot Iroquois and Statel ot Illinois,have invented a new and useful Dcllcctor, ot which the following is aspecilication.

This invention has reference to automobile light construction, and moreparticularly, to a. device adapted to be applied to the ordinaryautomobile lamp no w in use, for deflecting the light rays'tliereof.

The primary object of the' invention is to provide a device oi' thischaracter which will restrict the diameter of the light rays ot a lamp,and direct `location in the path ot travel ot a vehicle to properlyilluminate the road surface over which the vvehicle is traveling, and at,the same time eliminate the usual glare which ordinarily blinds theoperator of an automobile approaching from the opposite direction.

.t further object oil the invention is to provide a device of' thischaracter `including means to permit the same to be readily and easilyapplied to automobile lamps in common use, without thc necessity ofmodiiying the construction ot the lamp to which the same is applied,

lVith the foregoing and other objects in vicw which will appear as they`-'description proceeds, the invention resides inlithe combination andarrangement ot' parts fand in theI details of constructionhereinafteildlescribed and claimed, it being understood that vchanges inthe precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be madewithin the scope otl what is claimed wjithout departing from the spiritoi' the invention.4

Referring to the drawings 1- Figure 1 illustrates a ,front elevationaliiiew of a delector constructed in accordance with the presentinventionthe same being shown as partly broken away.

`\l*`ig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View of the same.

Fig. 3 illustrates an angle at which the lamp operates.

Fig. l illustrates a sectional view take-n on the saine to a proper.

Having reference to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5designates the frame of the detlcctor, lwhich as shown is relativelywide, and circular in formation, to conform to the contour of theordinary auto'- mobile lamps now in use.

The trame 5 includes the circumferential iange (i, which is curved tolend resiliency thereto, in order that the same may provide means tosupport the lens Within the frame, the flange G extending inwa-rdly, apredetermined distance, the distance being regulated' by the sizejandshape ot the frame.

Within the trame 5, and construct-ed to lit the interior wall thereof,are the rings 7 and 8, the ring 8,' being disposed adjacent the forwardportion of the Jf'raine 5, While the ring 7, is4 disposed adjacentl therear of the frame, the' rings heiligheid in spaced relation by means ofthe spacing bars 9 and 9 each of'wvhich is provided with a head l1,passing through suitable openings in the ring 7 said heads providing ameans for securing the spacing bars 9 and 9 to the ring 7, the oppositeends ot the bars 9 and 9 being also provided` with heads 1l', passingthrough suitable )penings i'ormed in thering 8, the heads being providedto rigidly .connect the ring. 8, and the spacing bars 9, at the forwardIportion of the f ame Each of the rings\7 and 8, is provided with cut-outportions 85,. thecut-out portions iof the respective ringslylieingdisposed in horizontal alinement Wi-th each other to receivehesecuringblocks 10, which are riveted to the rainei, as at 112, wherebymove- 'inent of/tli "blocks 10 and rings 7 and 8,

with rela ion to the frame 5 is absolutely prevented.

v T he spacing barst) and 9', which are disposed substantially centrallyof the frame,

are each provided with an offset portion 12, a'pertureld as at 13 toreceive the threaded end of the securing bolt 14, operating throughregistering openings provided within the securing block, trame 5 andspacing bar 9 or 9. From the foregoing it will be seen that due to-thelength of the offset portion 12 of the spacing bar 9', the twisting, ofthe connecting bar with relation to the securing block' 10 is pre- 1vented.

The ring 8, is providedwith outwardly extending lugs 15 spacedthroughout a portion of its circumference, and which as shown, engagethe lens 16, at predetermined points, and hohl the saine against lateraldisplacement, the securing` blocks 1l), hold ving the lens lo intoengagement with the inwardly extending dlange (i, to prevent movement ofthe lens, with relation to the frame.

Disposed within the frame, in spaced relation with each other, arehorizontally supported detlertor plates 1T, extending the entire widthof the frame, and which plates are connected by the vertically`ffl'iisposed rods 1S. which rods 18 hold the plates 17, in suitablespared relation with each other, againstl displacement. From theforegoing it is obvious that the ring 7 is supported in such spacedrelation with the inner edge o't the iframe 5, as to provide the flange19, which l'lange is constructed to en'ibrace the outer periphery ol alamp of the usdal type employed head lights on automobiles, the rivets2l), passing through the openings 2l formed in the flange l), adapted toengage behind the usual lens supporting flange of an automobile lamp.

Upenings lT, areforn'ied in the lower portion. of the casing, or 'traineo, which openings provide means for draining the traine, therebypermitting any water which may collect in the traine, to low therefrom.ln operation, the traine o'lt the device, is properly positioned on anautomobile lamp, the lamp is then tilted until the Iront edges ol1 theplates 1T are in the saine plane with the rear edges oi the loweradjacent plate, with the result that the light rays passing through thedellectorfis conlined to a plane, directly in trout ol the machine, andno portion o'l the light rays may pass above the level ol the upper edgeol vthe lens, the arrangement of the deliector plates i7 being suchas toconfine the light rays to a zone,

- below the u )ier edge otlthe deliector )late or helow the normal planeo'll vision, ol. an advancing ponsen.

lt `might be 'further stated that the de# Hector plates l'T arepreferably coated. on their upper snrlaws` with black paint, while theunder surfaces thereof, are preia'ably coated with a bright reflectingcoloring matter, in order that the light rays which usually are directedabove the planeet the upper edge oli the lamp, may be reflectedperipheral bead thereol` downwardly reducing light absorption, to g aminimum.

l'laving thus described the invention, what is claimed is l. ln,combination with a lamp, a clelleetor including a traine, spaced ringmembers supper-tel within ythe trame, spacing bars for supporting therings in spaced relation, each ot the ring members having eut-outportions, 'the cutout portion or' one ring member alining with theeut-out por tion ot' the other ring, a securing block passingthrough thealining eut-out portions, means extending through the frame, sernringblocks and spacing bars, for securing the spaced' ringfmembers in thetrame, and del'lector plates supported between the spaced ring`inenlbers.

2.111 combination with a lamp, adei'lector including a trame, spacedring inembers supported in the trame, an integral l'lange formed on theframe, means for holding the ring members in spaced relation with eachother, one ot the rings having lugs forming a part thereof, a lenssnpported by said lugs and engaging the flange for securing the lensagainst lateral displacement, del'lector plates supported within thetrame, and means tor securing the dellector 'to the lamp.

3. ln combination witl i a anip, and the a delieetor ineluding acircular traine` said iraine hagving a flange formed integfral therewithspaced ring` members supported 'within ll'ie frame, del'lecto-r platessupported in spaced relation with each other, between the ring mem-fhers. means on one of the rings for engaging a lens, i'or holding thelens into engagement with the flange, and means exterding through thetrarne, for securing the ring members within the 'ti-aine, and means engaging)r the peripheral bead ior .securing the del'lector to the lamp,

In testimony that i clann the,foregoing I' c.: t as my own l have heretoailixed my signature in the presein'e ot two wrt-nessesn (ll l ,illiilllH if() 'vl'iillt W i tnesses .lagune (i, Barmer, ll'rnrnnn C. liliiiuo.

